Commercial and admission ticket



May 14, 1929. D. G. 'RlcE 1,713,241

COMMERCIAL AND ADMISSION TICKET n Filed May 18: 1927 2 sheets-sheet 1 nhdi-Gras :show 107 l General AdmN-W IQ Hij/'lis of o umbus Benefit Price of admission P-@Fil Admi ou }fce Wiardi' Gra.: .108

I A ggglzeg s i May 14, 1929. D. G. RICE 1,713,241

` COMMERCIAL AND ADMISSION TICKET Filed May 18; 1927 2 sheets-'sheet 2 Patented May 14, 1929.

DAVID G. RICE, OFALTADENA, CALIFORNIA. 1

COMMERCIAL .AND` ADMISSION TICKET.

Application filecifMay 18,

of the ticket-'the seller and purchaser are not aware yof such factor. Y* l My present inventiony may be considered as an improvement on the admission ticket February 24, 1927. In the ticket lof theabove mentioned application'I utilize numberson the different tickets Which Vindicate the sale and purchase price and also one or more of the numbers entitling the purchaser to a prize.V Such numbers were, yhowever,-V obscured by seals or the-like so that neither lthe sellernor purchaser was aware of the ynumber on the individual "ticket, vbut .whenthe ticket was sold the seal couldbe torn-.off and thus expose the number land-hence show theV price the purchaser had *to pay. As a collateral element I had a number ona sheet with a seal th'ereo'ver, which seal fwa'srtorn `off the rsheet afterv a complete set of tickets, such asa book, had been sold'and the purchaser of a ticket having-'the same number w'asentitled to a prize. On account` ofthe expense in the cost of the seals and the paste ing of such seals on the ticket, I have deised a simpler construction inthe present ticket. These tickets maybeV utilized for a Vvariety of purposes other thanffor mere admission and were termed admission tickets as'suchjisfthe present general use of same.

- An obiect of the present iiivcntionis'the construction of` a `ticket or a book of tickets' in which the ticket is provided with a' stub,

theticket being readily severed' from the stub, and in such severingvthe stu/b maybe opened out forming a pluralityfof `sheets and on one of such` sheets there isa num-v ber` which,' beforek removing of the ticket,y is

obscured so"thatneither4 the seller -or pur-v TheseV Chaser is aware' `'of 'A such number.

. numbers may have'to do with various fea- 'ing-piic'e, one -or more'of the numbers ymay entitle the lpurchaser to a prize or bonus of some character and in order that neitherthe .seller or purchaser will? bey aware of the vprize winner until allfthe tickets .have been 1927; semi No. 192,292."

Vsold I Vpreferably onv a separate sheet have' a ynumber which is covered by a readilyfrek-fmovablesealjthe seal to beleft intact until all the tickets aresold. I

In constructing my ticket I have the tickigiizii et )ro )er of a single sheet ofl Dauer or cardboard and afstub formed oftwo thicknesses of paper or cardboard.l In practice the ticket and the lower sheet are formed intei gral and an'upperslieetis pasted over part Y of the ticketland partof the stub so that a of my'appli'cation rSerial No. 170,662 filed 'thef`number :thereon andl the upper sheet forming 'a' cover. In orderto more thoroughly obscure the' number when thin paper is used as a cover for the'stubsI darken or .A

blacken lthe under surface ofthe covering paperso that the numbercannot be 'seen throughv such paper.

Figure 1 is aplan of aticket book showing n Y If desired, theti'ckets may be made up intobookshaving separate the constructionwith the tickets bound in ythe form of a book.' Y l f Figure 2 is a pla-n of partjof .thebookrv l lwiththe ticketA torngofl1 one of thefstubs.V and.- such stub opened up to illustrate the i sheet. ;VV y

Figure 3 is Aa' longitudinal sectional view of the book, as if taken in the directionof the arrow 3 ofk Fig. 2.-

Figure 4 represents a longir of abook of ticketsshowing the tickets and the stubs with-their cover sheets eXagger-Yy ..main'orback sheet of the stub and the coverv y n f tu'dinal section ated in thickness to indicate the construction.

Fgures Ilatvcconstructions, Fig. 6` Showing one of the halves open, v l

Fgu1`e"7 is 'a Section on thezline .7 7-0fV and are face views of alter-1 of the purchaser, the price being indicated Figure 8 is a face view of another form of my invention Figures 9 and 10 are sections on the lines 9-9 and 10-10 respectively of Fig. 8.

In the construction ofmy ticket in the form of a book I preferably utilize a rather heavy back cover leaf 11 and a front cover leaf 12 with a series of stubs 13 With tickets 14: secured to the stubs and with auxiliary or additional stubs 15 on the ends ofthe tickets, these element-s all .being bound together forming a small book or pamphlet type of article. f y Y Each of the tickets With its stub is constructed as shown particularly in Fig.' et. There is aline of perforations or the li re 16 for severing the auxiliary stub from the main portion of vthe ticket 14?A and a line of ho izontal perforationsor the like 1'7 to sever oneticket from another, the auxiliary stubs from thek next auxiliary stubs, andthe main stubs 13 from each other. There are 4also perforations or the like 13 to sever thevticket portion with its auxiliary stub from the main stub 13.`

The main stubs are constructed with an under sheet or' back leaf 19 anda cover leaf 20, .these being glued or cemented together on a narrow portion v21k which is onthe ticket side of the perforations 18. Thus it Will be seen that When the ticket part 14 is torn from thestub part 13 the back or under leaf 19 forms a distinct element and the cover leaf 2O may be readily separated therefrom and opened, as shown clearly .in

Figs. 2 and 3. Y

erably adjacent the edge next the perforations 13,V and beforethe ticket part is torn ofi the stub such numbers are obscured by the cover leaf. In order that such cover leaf may be made of thin paper and still obscure theV number, I preferably darken or blachen Vmade of relatively heavy cardboard and that the cover leaf 2() may be of thin paper. y

On these tick-ets I preferably have lcertain A`indicia 24 which will indicate the character of the entertainment o1'- othen features for which the ticket is issued.7 and on the auxiliary ticket I have spacing and marking for the name of the purchaser with his adoress, as indicated at.25', with a line 26 on which the price may be marked. Also on the stub there is a place 27 for the name and address by the number 22. The name of the purchaser may thus be written after selling of Tunierals or other indicia 22 are marked.. on the back or underleaf of the stub, prefthe ticket and opening up of the stub on the under leaf or the cover leaf of such stub. On the inside of the front cover leaf or l of a fly leaf ofthe book I preferably have Vmore than one (1) dollar. i It is to be understood that the numbers 22 on the stubs Will beLplaced thereon indiscrinnnately so that a! purchaser no matter from which page 'he purchases his tickets Will have a chance for securing one or more tickets less than the maximum price.

` In order to ascertain the prize Winner a number 31 is yprinted on the inside of vthe cover .or on the fly leaf or other sheet and over this is secured a seal 32 Which is readily removable byV having a strip ofribbon 33 pasted thereover. There is also the state- It Will be noted that I have marked ment 34 indicating that this seal is not to be pulled offuntil all the tickets are sold.

This number 31 corresponds to one of the numbers 22 on one of the main stubs. It :is

to be understood,l ifl desired,4 that the tickets may each have a serialnumber printed on same, this serial number being incorpora-ted on the'main stubs and auxiliary stubs if desired andsuch serial number 35 may have reference to any purpose for which serial numbers are marked on tickets.

The manner of using my ticket or ticket `book is substantially as follows:

An immediate use of these tickets, either' in a separate or book form, for organizations who are put-ting on entei-'tainments of different character, but theyV may be utilizedv for very many commercial purposes. It will be seen that thevendor and-purchaser of a ticket Vor of a sheet Vof tickets is unaivarc of the purchase rprice as this is obscured by the .two sheetfmain'stub, honte* the purchaser is assured, ijfA desired, by the statement on the bookA that .he will not have to pay over a maximum price for any individual ticket or over a maximum price for a sheet. of tickets.. On selling the ticket the vendor tears the ticket With the auxiliary stub from the main stub, severing this on the line of perforations 18,7 and such-severance leaves the stripfivith the'glue 21 on the ticket and the stub may then be opened, the coverleaf 20 being separated fromV the under leaf 19, thereby allowing reading of the number on such main stub.v If desired,

the purchase1"s name and address may then be written at the'place indicated by 'the Vnumeral 27' on one of the sheets of the main stub and, if desired, the purchaser` may valso write his nameY and address at the place indicated by on the auxiliary stub and mark .the Vprice yat the place 26 on such auxiliary stub. rlhis vis done by the purchaser in case the prize is not given immediately and he is required to give up the ticket 24 for admission to the entertainment or other function. T ien after the full book of tickets has been sold the vendortears off the seal 32, utilizing if desired the ribbon33 andexposes the number 31, giving a prize, bonus or the like to the purchaser holding the ticket having such number on the auxiliary stub,'the vendor having the name and address of such purchaser on his main stub to locate such party. It is to'be understood that the ticketand the manner of making the book voftickets' may be considerably modiedtoadapt the construction for different purposes and in-k stead yofghaving numbers obscured on the main "stub there `rmay. be'somewritten or printed matter Which entitles the purchaser of the ticket to some benefit in addition to thatr derived from holding the ticket.

' In Figs. 5, 6 and 7, I show anY alternative construction ofmy ticket book. In this case the ticket 40 and the under leafV v'41,

are formed integral and are folded over at the folded part 42 `and have a cover leaf' portion 43.

v This cover leaf is provided with a separable.Y cover strip 44, therejbeingv lines of perforations to allow ready separation of the'cover strip from the cover leaf. This coverstrip has a tabf46 which extends beyond the edge 47 of the cover leaf. The vertical lineof perforations .for separatingthe ticket proper .from they stub is on the line 48 vand the horizontal line of perforations for 'separating one ticket from another is on the line 49. -I also illustrate separate stubs "50, separable' from th ticket proper on the line 51.. Y'

VThe name and laddress of the Vpurchaser'l of the ticket is made on the cover leaf of' the stub, as indicated bythe 'numeral The price and-,prize number 53 is below the separable cover strip. This cover Vstrip is preferably darkened on theuppe'r surface 54 and on the under surface and if the ticket and the under leaf thereof are made of thin material the part underneathl the prizefnum-v ber 5,3 may also be darkened, as indicated by the numeral y56. n Y

Figure 7 illustrates the fly leaf 57 and onlyV one ticket secured by the binding 58 but ity is to be understood that anumber of tickets or sheets of tickets may be bound together.

The glue for securing the cover leaves to thel under leaf portion 41 of the stub isso placed may be darkened on the back. c i

ticket holder of Figs. 8, 9 and 10,-the kvendor mayzgrasp that it does not-.glue'thev cover strip.44. In using this typeof book or ticket, the vendor may readily grasp the tab 46 andjturn back the cover strip 44'whichv tears yon'the perforated'lines 45 and may be foldedibackwardly f against the coVerleaf, asindicatedin Fig. 6.

In the construction of; the ticket orl book rof tickets, asillustrated in Fig. 8, the ticket proper is designated 'by the numeral 60, in which the under vleaf part of .the stub is' indicated by the numeral 6l and the cover leaf.' by the numeral 62. This cover, leaf comprises a strip of paper which is .pasted over the under part 61' of the stub, one'edge ofV vthe paper .andthe perforation line 63 registering,the edge towards the binding being Yindicated by the numeral' 64. A 'cover strip v65 Vhas horizontal perforation lines 66 with a perforation line 67 adjacent the binding portion 68 ofthe book and a tab 69 extends Vbeyond the. per-foration Vline slightly over lthe ticket proper. The price and prize numwberis printed ,onvthe underneath part 'of the l stub, .to be covered' by 4the cover strip part,

In utilizing` the ticket and thetab part 69, whichis not pasted to the ticket, and on pulling `thisthe whole cover strip part is separated, being torn onthe Y perforation'lines-'66y and-67. 'Ihisseparated y cover` strip and the ytab are indicated com vpletely severed in Fig. 9. U1

that the ticket and It is'to be understood book of tickets as shown in Figs.vr 5through K 10 maybe vutilized'intheVsamevrnanner and `,for the same purposesas the, ticket or book of ticketsas illustrated inthe construction of Figs..lthrough l. I

From theabovegdescription, together withA the drawings, it rWillbel seen that 'I have rdeveloped a type .ofadmission ticket or book of,

tickets which is useful for:` carnivals .ifesti vals, or the like, andjis ofi-suchv ajcharacter that itreadily appeals to organizersof en-v tertainments for various benevolentorganizations or clubs, or societies, in which. the element of having-the price more or less in-KY definite appeals to the purchasers, as does also the prospectof possiblyobtaining a" A prize. My type of ticket, however, vis 'of Aadvantage and may be utilizedv by commercial` companies and organizations such'las circuses and amusement parks havingvarious concessions.`

The advantage of having the tab 46l of 'y Figs.y 5, 6 and 7 and the tab 69 of Figs. 8, 9 and lOlto extendbeyondthe line ofthe pose the numeral. While the tab' could probably be grasped without reinovingrtheV ticket Vfrom the stub, this necessitates raising the tab with the finger nail or with seine implement, as it is usually held close to the ticket.

Various changes may be made in the principles of my invention without departing frointhe spirit thereof, as set forth in the description, drawings and claims.

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l. In the art described,`the combination of a ticket anda stub secured together on a severable line, the stub having an under leaf and a cover leaf partly secured together, the cover leaf having a section forming a cover strip with seveiable lines, said cover strip being adapted to vobscure indicia on the under leaf of the stub, the severancelines of the strip and the cover leaf allowing lifting of the cover leaf after severance of the ticket from the stub.

2. Inthe art described, the combination of a ticketand a stub secured together` on Va severable line, the stub having an under leaf `and a cover leaf partly secured together by' glue, 'the said cover leaf havinga section forming a cover strip with severahle lines, the cover strip being adapted `to obscure indicia 'on the stub, the cover strip having a free `end, extending over the ticket and leavinga-tab free of the ticket whereby upon vthe severing the ticket from the stub, the said cover strip inay be lifted by engaging the tab and Atorn from the cover leaf on the severable lines. Y

3. A ticket device comprising a sheet having a body portion and a stub joined thereto, an extension of the stub being folded partially thereover to "forin a cover, the cover being Vattached to the portion of the sheet underlying saineV and having an area thereof free of attachment, said a ea beingpartially bounded byperforations in the cover sheet, whereby that portion of the cover sheet einbracing said area inay be separated freni the corresponding area of the underlying lsheetto expose the latter area. 4. In the art described, the combination of` a ticket connected to a stub, said stub being foi-ined of an under leaf and a cover leaf secured together, with indicia "marked on the under leaf and obscured by thee-over leaf, a severance line for severing the ticket 'rom the stub whereby in severing the ticket frein the stub the cover leaf inay be opened frein the under leaf allowing inspection. of

f the indicia.

a ticket and a stub kjoined together along a perforated line7 the stub vhaving an under leaf and a cover leaf part partially secured together by glue,rthe cover leaf of the stub having a Cover strip part separated therefrom byperforated lines, indicia on the under leaf of the stub under the saidcover strip,iand a tab projecting from the endof the coverstrip, said tab being Vfree of glue to allowwgripping and tearing ofsaid cover strip 'on the perforated lines to expose the indicia. v

7. ln the artdescribed, the combination of a ticket having a stub secured thereto on a perforated line, the stub having an under Y leaf and a cover leaf partly secured together b f O'lue the cover leaf havinoa section c. v s 1 forming a cover strip with perforated Joining linesY with the cover strip, indicia on the under leaf of the stub under the said cover strip, the cover strip being free of glue, a

tab extending from one end of the cover strip free ofglue, tiie cover strip being tearable on the perforated lines by grasping thetab to entirely sever said portion of the cover strip frein the envoi-.leaf part ofthe stub and to expose the indicia thereunder.

In testimony whereof l have signed iny naineto this specification. f

Davin e. .Rioni 

